Post office · North Western Provinces
BhurtporePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Bhurtpore postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 4 Bhurtpore handstamps recorded between 1848 and 1852, North Western Provinces.
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1848–1852
Bhurtpore, capital of the Bhurtpore State, is situated 2r13' N and 77°30' E, in Rajputana, 34 miles west of Agra. The fort is celebrated for having baffled the attacks of Lord Lake in 1805, and for its capture by Lord Combermere on January 18, 1826.
Bhurtpore has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1848–1852 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Bhurtpore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Bhurtpore— postal history & markings
Bhurtpore's four handstamps, from 1848 to 1852, belong to the capital of a Rajputana state whose fort was celebrated for long baffling a British siege. Worked mainly in red, the marks are common but for the scarce HG 4. The office's record is short and mostly ordinary, opening only in the late 1840s, but its association with one of the most famous fortresses in northern India lends its modest marks a particular resonance. For the collector of the princely states, Bhurtpore is a compact record from a place better known for its defences than its post.
Frequently asked — Bhurtpore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Bhurtpore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Bhurtpore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Bhurtpore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Bhurtpore was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1848 and 1852.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Bhurtpore?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Bhurtpore in this census. Each mark carries its Hammond Giles catalogue figure number, colour, date range, evidence-based rarity grade, and links to every surviving cover recorded with it.
- What is Bhurtpore called today?
- Bhurtpore is the colonial-era name of present-day Bharatpur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Bhurtpore postmark or cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impressions on this page — each figure shows the mark's design, ink colour and recorded date range. If your Bhurtpore cover bears a mark that matches a figure, open that figure's page to see every recorded example with provenance. If it matches none, it may be unrecorded: submit photographs through the form on this page and the editors will review it for inclusion in the census.
For background on the material itself, see the guides to the handstruck stamps of India, the pre covers of India and the pre stamp covers of India, which explain how marks like those recorded at Bhurtpore were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Bhurtpore, Bharatpur, Bhurtpore HG 1, Bhurtpore handstruck stamps, Bhurtpore pre stamp covers, Bhurtpore postal history.
How to cite
“Bhurtpore, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/bhurtpore (accessed 25 September 2026).
Updated: 25 Sept 2026
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